Japan unveils inflation-relief steps, broader package eyed for Oct.

The Japanese government decided Friday on a new relief package to cope with accelerating inflation, featuring a 50,000 yen ($350) cash handout program for about 16 million low-income households and steps to keep gasoline and imported wheat prices at current levels.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also instructed officials to draw up a more comprehensive economic package next month, as economists expect slower growth for the world's third-largest economy due to higher import prices, largely blamed on Russia's war in Ukraine and a relentless drop in the yen.To finance the package, the government …READ FULL ARTICLE